Hello All, I thought you all might be interested in the webinars this week planned by the Human Development and Capabilities Association (HDCA) for Global Dialogue Week. https://hd-ca.org/global-dialogue-week-2023
Here is the one that I will be presenting on. Would love to see you there. Join me and several other presenters (Amanda DeWitt, Sarah Minghini, and Trifol Headman) to learn about how to incorporate teaching about environmental sustainability and service-learning in the classroom. Tuesday, November 14, 10-11:30AM EST (Session B1): Project-based methods to engage students in environmental-sustainability and climate-change learning: Building a learners’ toolbox https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcOChrTMuHt3AaAnWq7yC_2hZSumm3pHC In an era when it seems overwhelming to ameliorate or keep up with the scale of environmental problems, it can be challenging to find teaching methods that engage students and empower them to be agents of change. Drawing on experiences from an undergraduate course on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this panel introduces project-based learning activities that students can take into their communities. Course instructor and Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Roni Kay O’Dell, will introduce her learner-centred teaching approach to curriculum and course design. Amanda DeWitt, Director of Service Experience, will introduce service-learning theory and practice that can be implemented in college campuses. Students in Political Science, Sarah Minghini and Trifol Headman, will describe two projects they created and implemented: An on-campus walk that introduced university students to the SDGs, and a project on sustainable clothing where students created messages for social media and worked with a local thrift store to host an on-campus clothing drive. Together presenters will share what worked, offer suggestions for successful course and project design, and provide examples of teaching and learning resources. Participants in this webinar will be encouraged to contribute their own ideas. About the presenters: Roni Kay O’Dell is an associate professor of political science working in the Global Studies Program at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. A specialist in learner-centered teaching, she is co-author with Sasha Breger Bush of Global Politics: A Toolkit for Learners (2020, Lexington Books). Amanda Dewitt is Seton Hill University’s director of Service Learning Experience This session is organized by the Human Rights Thematic Group of the Human Development and Capabilities Association (HDCA). "The HDCA is a global community of academics and practitioners that seeks to build an intellectual community around the ideas of human development and the capability approach, and relate these ideas to the policy arena." *Roni Kay M. O'Dell, Ph.D.* Associate Professor; Political Science/Global Studies Department Coordinator; Model United Nations Advisor Seton Hill University 1 Seton Hill Drive Box 306X, Greensburg, PA 15601 rod...@setonhill.edu Website: https://www.ronikaymodell.org/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/27051813-4b7c-4a08-a1e6-1053fa6ed506n%40googlegroups.com.
